2 weeks for Bromwich

[Shoe1]

I have been reliably informed that we aren't immune, at least not within the last decade. No source naming, no player/s naming - but I don't doubt this guy for a second

Where was Andrew walker's 2 week suspension? The poor bloke was deregistered.

 

[MadMarcus]

The clubs consulted with the NRL before announcing the bans, so it's the NRL's position that 2 weeks for doing lines a few hours after captioning your country is the right punishment.

Meanwhile Kenny-Dowell has been dropped indefinitely from the Roosters.

It was a shame predictable as a Burgess getting off a judiciary charge (or not being charged at all).

 

[MadMarcus]

I don't care if the NRL is strict or lenient on drugs - I see both sides of the argument there - but whatever stance they choose to take, the fringe first grader and the rep player should be treated the same.

This farce we have where Greenberg says the NRL is tough on drugs, implements that policy for players who aren't important and then lets the players who are too "important" off the hook, is unsustainable.

 

[Supreme Leader]

Can I mention a famous statement by a Manly great?

"This is RIDICULOUS, there needs to be an enquiry" !!!!!

 

[Supreme Leader]

Listened to a guy last night on 2HD. Family father of 6 boys, youngest 7 years old, sitting the car the car being driven to football training.... he asked his father "to be a great footballer do I need to take cocaine? what is cocaine anyway?"

Very sad indictment of where the game is? Hope the hierarchy of the NRL heard that.

Talk about putting the game in disrepute?

 

[nightster]

the lack of strong, fair & consistent leadership has seen the NRL become a joke and could result in the game as we know it becoming extinct or ending up a totally phony entertainment like WWE

 

[Aussie Battler]

Very naive when it comes to the whole drugs thing, but aren't we talking about illegal substances ? Don't understand why the talk is about what punishment the NRL must dish out. Shouldn't it be the case that the players / CEO involved are working with the police (or being interrogated) about where they got the gear from ? Or is it a case that as a society we're not really that fair dinkum about it ? At the end of the day these players / CEO are the one's that are creating a market that has a 22 year old personal trainer (looks a bit too chubby to be a personal trainer) looking at 20 years in the clink. All seems out of whack to me.

 

[The '47ers]

Can I mention a famous statement by a Manly great?

"This is RIDICULOUS, there needs to be an enquiry" !!!!!

Investigation

 

[Supreme Leader]

Investigation

ooops so sorry!

 

[MadMarcus]

Very naive when it comes to the whole drugs thing, but aren't we talking about illegal substances ? Don't understand why the talk is about what punishment the NRL must dish out. Shouldn't it be the case that the players / CEO involved are working with the police (or being interrogated) about where they got the gear from ? Or is it a case that as a society we're not really that fair dinkum about it ? At the end of the day these players / CEO are the one's that are creating a market that has a 22 year old personal trainer (looks a bit too chubby to be a personal trainer) looking at 20 years in the clink. All seems out of whack to me.

Good point. She does look too chubby to be a personal trainer.

 

[smithy]

Not trying to trivialise or condone the taking drugs but the NRL policy as part of the CBA is a first strike for recreational drugs doesn't receive a punishment. The second receives the 12 week Barba penalty. Due to the media exposure the players have received the 2 week ban. Others who have been caught through NRL or in house testing received nothing.

 

[PONTIAN SEA EAGLE]

Can't get a break anyone that's been involved with Melbourne.

 

[Mac Man]

Gee they need to draw a BIG FAT LINE in regards to this. O' wait maybe that's not a good idea.

 

[globaleagle]

The clubs consulted with the NRL before announcing the bans, so it's the NRL's position that 2 weeks for doing lines a few hours after captioning your country is the right punishment.

Meanwhile Kenny-Dowell has been dropped indefinitely from the Roosters.

It was a shame predictable as a Burgess getting off a judiciary charge (or not being charged at all).

Maybe it was a super funny caption?

 

[conanu]

If they were randomly tested by ASADA and failed the test they would get 2 years.